Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics46.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive72.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory6.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150803
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 28 '18 at 20:58
Run Duration301 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 89.6
1-Core 107
2-Core 203
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 526
54% 436 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Asus(1043 8509) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
46.1% Average
Lighting 55.4
Reflection 62.4
Parallax 56.7
45% 58.2 fps
MRender 69.9
Gravity 54.3
Splatting 53.9
48% 59.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT480BX200SSD1 640GB
81GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
6.54% Terrible
Read 76.2
Write 49.5
Mixed 59.7
14% 61.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.16
2% 0.6 MB/s
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 482
Write 253
Mixed 266
73% 334 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 22.4
101% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 46.7
66% 124 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 95%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 8GB
7GB free, PID 0732
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
4.11% Terrible
Read 12.6
Write 5.09
Mixed 7.1
9% 8.25 MB/s
4K Read 4.95
4K Write 0.004
4K Mixed 0.008
19% 1.66 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.11%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73EB0-CK0 1315 ST51264BA1339.16FM 12GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
40.3% Average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 12.5
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 12.7
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-H97M-D3H Builds (Compare 2,132 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $334
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